While we may not have reached a universal consensus on what “population health” means, we discovered that now is the time to think differently — not only about the definition of population health — but also about the way healthcare is delivered. In our ever-evolving healthcare environment...
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In this study, MetS was defined according to the Chinese guideline for dyslipidemia management23 and the Consensus Worldwide Definition from International Diabetes Federation (IDF)24 respectively as follows. Chinese criteria: MetS should fulfill any three or more of the following items: abdominal obesi...
DSPN was not assessed with nerve conduction studies, thus does not satisfy the definition of “confirmed DSPN”. A further limitation was the smaller sample size of the prospective compared to the cross-sectional analysis. This limitation indicates that our prospective analysis may not have been ...
Definition of CKD GFR has in most previous studies been estimated using the CKD-EPI formula. The most common proteins used to estimate GFR in the CKD-EPI formula are crea and cysC. The use of crea, cysC or a combination of crea/cysC in the formula varies among studies, although the use...
One of the preventive strategies is identifying the predicting factors for the incidence of rehospitalization, thus the planned intervention may be cost-effective and precise because implementing various expensive interventions may not be feasible in certain healthcare institution. Previous studies suggested...
AIMHI is a community-based program implemented by a metropolitan health system to provide health screening and health education targeting African American males 18 years or older. The screenings for diabetes, high blood pressure, and stroke risk were conducted at community sites such as churches, ...
Information bias in health research: definition, pitfalls, and adjustment methods. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2016;9:211–7 https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S104807. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Edwards VJ, Black MC, Dhingra S, McKnight-Eily L, Perry GS. Physical and sexual ...
health35,43,44,45,46,47, including contributions to the COVID-19 host genetics initiative48and the global biobank meta-analysis initiative49. Summary statistics from each data release will be made publicly available after a 1-year embargo period, and all summary statistics described here are ...
Members of the public reported sightings of sick or dead passerines, typically found in or near gardens, to the Garden Bird Health initiative (GBHi), 2005–2013, and subsequently to the Garden Wildlife Health Project, 2013–2019, which incorporated the GBHi. When possible, well-preserved ...